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ArticleEpilepsy currents

"Chance Takers Are Accident Makers": Are Patients With Epilepsy Really Taking a Chance When They Drive?

Charuta N Joshi, David G Vossler, Marianne Spanaki, Joseph F Draszowki, Alan R Towne, Members of the Treatments Committee of the American Epilepsy Society

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Article in Epilepsy currents. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Charuta N Joshi1 Children's Hospital Colorado, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Denver, CO, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4502-7242
David G Vossler2 UW Medicine | Valley Medical Center and University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
Marianne Spanaki3 Department of Neurology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA.
Joseph F Draszowki4 Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic Arizona, Scottsdale, AZ, USA.
Alan R Towne5 Department of Neurology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA.
Members of the Treatments Committee of the American Epilepsy Society

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This review compiles scientific data about the real dangers faced by people with epilepsy (PWE) who drive. Those include risks of motor vehicle accidents (MVA) in PWE as compared with controls (individuals without epilepsy) and as compared with persons with other medical conditions that impact fitness to drive. Data regarding Accident rates as related to seizure free intervals (SFI), single vs. multiple seizure events, and/or antiseizure drug (ASD) taper and reintroduction are discussed. Variation in state, national, and international laws and guidance for non-commercial and commercial drivers is highlighted, along with some related reasons for driving restrictions. The review concludes by emphasizing the importance of physicians educating patients about local driving laws and about risks of ASD non-adherence. The need for a broader, multi-stakeholder re-examination of driving regulations for PWE is noted.

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AESAmerican Epilepsy Societyantiseizure drugsdrivingdriving restrictionsepilepsymotor vehicle accidentsMVAseizure-free interval

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PMCPMC6891831

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